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EPS Navy Systems (EPS-Navy) was formed to provide support to the Navy, Marines, Special Forces, Coast Guard and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). EPS-Navy is capable of effectively managing multiple tasks CONUS and OCONUS with exceptional planning, staffing and project executions.

EPS has been selected as a recipient of the “2010 Green Recognition Award” by Homeland Security Today. The “Green Secure Transportation Award” was presented to EPS for building advanced composite hovercrafts. EPS Hovercrafts fulfill the criteria required to stand out as an environmentally friendly marine vessel. EPS Hovercraft design takes green technology a step further than just the reduction of carbon emissions by the manufacturing of a marine vessel that provides a direct benefit to the environment.

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Under construction at its Vectorworks shipyard in Titusville, Florida, EPS Hovercrafts are fully amphibious vessels that use lift fans to create an air cushion that glides over the top of both land and water so that neither intrusive propellers nor shafts disturb the marine ecological environment. Gliding above the surface of the water ensures that fragile marine flora and fauna remain undisturbed. Furthermore, EPS Hovercrafts do not create bow wake which can cause erosion to the shoreline.

Integral to this environmentally friendly vessel is its advanced composite design and construction featuring state-of-the-art composite manufacturing technology. Departing from legacy hovercraft designs which incorporate aluminum as a chief manufacturing component, EPS introduces the next generation of hovercrafts which reduce operational and maintenance costs while improving reliability and maintainability. Using composites enables the craft to be lighter, thus achieving a higher thrust-to-weight ratio resulting in reduced power requirements and reduction in carbon emissions.